Parents of millennials have actually tried 2 accompany their children 2 post college job interviews?

Anonymous
Is this true or is this just an urban legend?
Anonymous
Why not worry about yourself and your grammar?
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:Why not worry about yourself and your grammar?


"2" was substituted for "to" due to space constraints.
Anonymous
I think 16:10 must have been either (a) one of "those" parents, or (b( one of "those" millennials.
Anonymous
If a parent walked in with their child during an interview I do not know whether I would start laughing out loud or what I would do.
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:I think 16:10 must have been either (a) one of "those" parents, or (b( one of "those" millennials.


Probably.
Anonymous
Y do u care
Anonymous
Space constraints for one letter?
Anonymous
My parents did not sit in on my newspaper route interview when I was 13 and certainly would have never thought of sitting in on any post college interview of mine.
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:Space constraints for one letter?


to = 2

2 = 1

You figure it out.
Anonymous
Yes, this is true. I previously worked at a boutique creative staffing agency in Bethesda as their MarComm / Web + Graphic Design recruiter. At least once a week, I had a parent accompany their millennial child to our office for an interview. These were often the same parents whose kids put me on hold so they could grab their parents to join them on their phone interview, prior to coming in person. They made my life a living hell when their kid couldn't get either a temp or temp to hire job because surely there is nobody more qualified than their special snowflake. It got to a point that I had to add in a note to my interview instructions instructing candidates that they couldn't bring anyone to their interviews and post-interview, I made it clear that I'd only communicate with the candidate - not their parents. (FWIW, I'm a millennial myself)
Anonymous
HR lady here. It's true. Our stock phrase is "We only communicate directly with applicants."
Anonymous
OMG, if a candidate ever brought a parent to an interview I would immediately disqualify them from consideration. And I would have to try really hard not to laugh my ass off at the ridiculousness of the situation!
Anonymous
I really doubt this has ever happened. Maybe a millennial in high school who was applying to be a camp counselor or something.
Anonymous
My SIL works in HR. She often calls to schedule an interview with a candidate and gets a return call from the mom, who says "It's just easier this way -- I keep the family calendar, so this way he won't double book."
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